Events

2008 World Hot Air Balloon Championships - Hofkirchen Austria

Results and Images from Past Events

2009 Australian Nationals – Photo Gallery

Worlds 2010 Official Website - Results - Photo Gallery

AUSTRALIA 2012

7pm SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH - BAV CLUB MEETINGS
The Parkview Hotel corner of St Georges Rd and Scotchmer St North Fitzroy. 
See BAV Website or contact Bob McGowan- For details of all BAV activities.

SECOND WEEKEND OF THE MONTH BAV INFORMAL FLYING WEEKENDS
If the weather looks promising, there is a loose arrangement to get together at the BAV Hut on the airfield at Benalla on the second weekend of every month. This can vary in months when other events are on.

29 JUNE-8 JULY "THE LAKE" - LAKE CULLULLERAINE - Victoria
Ballooning flight training and Instruction camp.
If flying in the environs of wide open spaces, rolling sand dunes along with easy retrieves and friendly landholders is what your after to extend your flying skills then 'The Lake' sixty kilometres west of Mildura is for you.

There is no better time and place to complete your flight training, do your check flight or get some competition practice. MIBF are currently seeking expressions of interest.

Please Contact: Kerry Frankel a call on 0408 236 447 e:  kfrankel@sunitafe.edu.au

AUSTRALIA 2013

20-27 APRIL CANOWINDRA CHALLENGE – CANOWINDRA – NSW

Entrants are promised a serious balloon competition for next year’s Canowindra Challenge. Balloon Glow, Night Market, Key Grab and Second Hand Saturday. Fiesta balloons welcome.

Further details available at: Canowindra Challenge

INTERNATIONAL 2012

27 APR - 2 MAY MOUNTAIN BALLOON COMPETITION-KROSNO, POLAND http://gorskie-zawody-balonowe.pl/

28-29 APRIL BALLONHAPPENING WAREGEMWAREGEM, BELGIUM www.ballonhappening.be

28 APRIL - 1 MAY BEAUJOLAIS MONTGOLFIADES-BELLEVILLE, FRANCE www.atelierdelaerostation.fr

30 APRIL - 7 MAYART & SCIENCE OF FLIGHT-FLORENCE, ITALY www.flyballoon.it

3-6 MAY HONDA GRAND PRIX 2 SAKU, JAPAN www.air-b.com

5-7 MAY TRENTHAM GARDENS MEET STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFS, UK meets@nwbac.com NWBAC members only fly out

10-12 MAY PREAKNESS CELEBRATION BALLOON FESTIVAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA www.ballooningusa.com/preakness

11-13 MAY WALLA WALLA BALLOON STAMPEDE, WASHINGTON, USA www.wwvchamber.com

11-13 MAY SUNFLOWER BALLOON FEST ANTHONY, KANSAS, USA www.sunflowerballoonfest.com

11-13 MAY STUTTGART LINDE OPEN GAS BALLOON RACE-STUTTGART, GERMANY www.slo2011.ballon-stuttgart.de

11-13 MAY - LILLE MONTGOLFIADES - LILLE, FRANCE montgolfiades.ec-lille.fr

16-20 MAY - BELGIAN BALLOON TROPHY - HOTTON, BELGIUM bbt2012.balloonfederation.be

16-20 MAY-SWISS BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIPS-ITTERDORF, SWITZERLAND www.ballonfrieden.ch

17-19 MAY-HEAVENLY ALLGAU BALLOON FESTIVAL-KISSLEGG, ALLGAU, GERMANY www.himmlisches-allgaeu.de

19-20 MAY-BBM&L INFLATION EVENT-LAKESIDE LODGE, PIDLEY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE www.bbml.org.uk note change of venue

22-27 MAY-FAI JUNIOR BALLOONING CHAMPIONSHIP -MARIJAMPOLE, LITHUANIA www.worldjunior2012hab.org

25 MAY-HOFTEBALLOONING, HENGEVELDE-HENGEVELDE, NETHERLANDS www.hofteballooning.nl

25-28 MAY-FREEDOM WEEKEND ALOFT-SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA www.freedomweekend.org

25-28 MAY-THE FLYING MAN OF POCKLINGTON -N YORKS, uk prba.org.uk

25-28 MAY -RED, WHITE AND BLUE BALLOON RALLY-LETCHWORTH, NEW YORK, USA www.balloonsoverletchworth.com

26-28 MAY-MONTGOLFIADES CHALON-SUR-SAONE FRANCE www.montgolfiades71.com

31 MAY - 2 JUNE HELEN TO THE ATLANTIC BALLOON RACE HELEN, GEORGIA, USA www.helenballoon.com

1-3 JUNE TELLURIDE BALLOON FESTIVAL TELLURIDE, COLORADO, USA www.tellurideballoonfestival.com

1-3 JUNE-TEMECULA VALLEY BALLOON AND WINE FESTIVALCALIFORNIA, USA www.tvbwf.com

1-3 JUNE-CAMBRIDGE VALLEY BALLOON FESTIVAL CAMBRIDGE, NEW YORK, USA www.cambridgenychamber.com

2-3 JUNE-THUNDER ON THE LAKESHORE-MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, USA www.manitowocairshow.com

2-5 JUNE-JUBILEE MEET-KIRKBY LONSDALE, CUMBRIA, UK meets@nwbac.com

6-10 JUNE- KOSICE BALLOON FIESTA-SLOVAKIA ingrid@balon.sk

8-10 JUNE EVESHAM BALLOON MEET WORCESTERSHIRE, ukeveshamhotairfest@btinternet.com

8-10 JUNE WITTON CASTLE MEET CO DURHAM, UK prba.org.uk

8-10 JUNE BALLOON FESTIVAL-BONN GERMANY www.ballonfestival-bonn.de

9-17 JUNE PSKOV INTERNATIONAL BALLOON MEETING- VELIKIE LUKI, PSKOV, RUSSIA www.ballooning.ru

10-12 JUNE JAMESVILLE BALLOONFEST JAMESVILLE, NR SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, USA syracuseballoonfest.com

15-17 JUNE WICKENBY WINGS AND WHEELS LINCOLN, UK committee@prba.org.uk

15-17 JUNE GULF COAST BALLOON FESTIVAL FOLEY, ALABAMA, USA www.gulfcoastballoonfestival.com

15-17 JUNE QUECHEE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL QUECHEE, NEW ENGLAND, USA www.quecheeballoonfestival.com

15-17 JUNE EXCLUSIVE CUP - BERKELEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK fly@balloon.tv

15-24 JUNE WARSTEIN BALLOON SAIL WEEKKIEL, GERMANY www.balloon-sail.de

16-17 JUNE BALLONS ET BASTIDES VILLEFRANCHE DE ROUERGUE, NAJAC, FRANCE www.ballonsetbastides.com

21-24 JUNE CAPPADOCIA BALLOON FESTIVAL NEVSEHIR, TURKEY www.kapadokyabalonfestivali.com

22-24 JUNE TIGARD BALLOON FESTIVAL-TIGARD, OREGON, USA www.tigardballoon.org

22-24 JUNE BROCKLESBY PARK COUNTRY FAIRGRIMSBY, LINCS, UK committee@prba.org.uk

22-24 JUNE POLISH GERMAN BALLOON FESTIVALSZCZECINEK, POLAND latanie@gmail.com

22-24 JUNE MONTGOLFIADES DE ST GERMAIN DU BOISFRANCE contact@les3b.org

26 JUNE - 1 JULY CZECH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RADESIN, CZECH REPUBLIC www.balonove-mistrovstvi.cz

27 JUNE - 1 JULY BATTLE CREEK FIELD OF FLIGHT FESTIVALBATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, USA bcballoons.com

28 JUNE - 1 JULY ASHLAND OHIO BALLOONFESTASHLAND OHIO, USA www.ashlandohioballoonfest.com

29-30 JUNE BALLOONING ON THE BALCONY CINGOLI, ITALY www.mongolfiere.it

29 JUNE - 1 JULY WHITE HORSE MEET THIRSK, N YORKS, UK prba.org.uk

29 JUNE - 2 SEPT TAIWAN BALLOON FESTIVAL TAITUNG, TAIWAN carol00316@hotmail.com Any 7 days over period

30 JUNE - 1 JULY BBAC PRESIDENT'S TROPHY STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK www.ballooncomps.org.uk

30 JUNE - 7 JULY HEAVENLY FAIR BALLOON FESTIVAL KUNGUR, PERM, RUSSIA www.ballooning.ru

5-8 JULY EUROPEAN BALLOON FESTIVAL IGUALADA, SPAIN admin@ultramagic.com

6-8 JULY SUNKISS BALLOON FESTIVAL GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK, USA www.wix.com/christ256/skbf

7-10 JULY HILLSBOROUGH BALLOON FESTIVAL HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA www.balloonfestival.org

8-22 JULY ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX TODI, ITALY todigrandprix@tiscalinet.it

11-15 JULY LUXGSM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG www.wbt.lu

12-15 JULY GOLDEN RING OF RUSSIA BALLOON FESTIVAL PERESLAVL-ZALESKI, YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA aerosatc@rosmail.ru

20-21 JULY BALLOONS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI FORT MADISON, IOWA, USA www.fortmadisonballoons.com

24 JULY - 4 AUGUST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CAMP STUTTGART, GERMANY www.ballon.eu

24-29 JULY US NATIONALS LONGVIEW, TEXAS, USA www.greattexasballoonrace.com

25-29 JULY LATVIAN OPEN BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP VALMEIRA, LATVIA www.ballooning.lv

25-29 JULY FRIESE BALLONFEESTEN JOURE, NETHERLANDS www.ballonfeesten.nl

26-29 JULY MAGIC CITY BALLOON RALLY BILLINGS, MONTANA, USA www.magiccityhotairballoonrally.com

26-29 JULY SAXONIA INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL LEIPZIG, GERMANY www.balloonfiesta.de

27-29 JULY BALLOONS OVER NIAGARA SANBORN, NEW YORK, USA niagraracc.suny.edu

27-29 JULY BEDALE BALLOON MEET BEDALE, N YORKS, UK prba.org.uk

27-29 JULY QUICKCHEK NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL OF BALLOONING READINGTON, NEW JERSEY, USA balloonfestival.com

28-29 JULY BALLONMEETING STAD EEKLO EEKLO, BELGIUM www.meetjeslandseballoonmeeting.be

28 JULY - 4 AUGUST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH BALLOON CAMP WEILIMDORF, STUTTGART, GERMANY tim@hopstein-diller.de

28 JULY - 4 AUGUST WARREN COUNTY FARMERS FAIR BALLOON FEST PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, USA www.balloonfestnj.com

1-5 AUGUST FESTIVENT LEVIS, QUEBEC, CANADA festivent.net

3-5 AUGUST GREEN GROVE GARDENS BALLOON FESTIVALGREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA greengrovegardensballoonfestival.net

9-12 AUGUST - BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA -
ASHTON COURT, BRISTOL, UK

www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk

10-12 AUG DRIFFIELD STEAM FAIR E YORKS, UK committee@prba.org.uk

11-19 AUG ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU BALLOON FESTIVALST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUEBEC, CANADA www.ballooncanada.com

15-18 AUGUST BARNEVELD BALLOON FIESTABARNEVELD, NETHERLANDS www.ballonfiestabarneveld.nl

17-18 AUG BALLONFESTIVAL GRAVE GRAVE, NETHERLANDS www.ballonfestival-grave.nl

17-19 AUG NORTHAMPTON BALLOON FESTIVALBILLING AQUADROME, NORTHAMPTON, UK www.thenorthamptonballoonfestival.co.uk

17-19 AUG CENTRALIA BALLOON FESTIVALCENTRALIA, ILLINOIS, USA www.balloon-fest.com

17-19 AUS KEVELAER BALLOON FESTIVAL GERMANY sylvia201054@yahoo.co.uk

17-19 AUGUST OGDEN VALLEY BALLOON FESTIVAL EDEN, UTAH, USA www.ogdenvalleyballoonfestival.com

17-25 AUG - 2012 WORLD HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIoNSHIPS, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN USA
www.bfa.net Battle Creek Town WebSite GOOGLE MAP FACEBOOK PAGE

19 AUG BALLOONS, BIKES & FERRARIS GROOMBRIDGE PLACE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK www.groombridge.co.uk/special.htm

24 AUG SEPPE AIRFIELD BALLOON MEET SEPPE, BRABANT, NETHERLANDS www.balloonteam.nl

24-25 AUG METAMORA COUNTRY DAYS BALLOON FESTIVAL MICHIGAN, USA www.metamorachamber.org

24-26 AUG SWEETHEART BALLOON RALLY LOVELAND, COLORADO, USA www.engagingloveland.org

24-26 AUG LOWER BAVARIAN BALLOON RACE LANDSHUT, GERMANY www.bsg-landshut.de

25-27 AUG CONISTON MEET TORVER, CONISTON, CUMBRIA, UK meets@nwbac.com

31 AUG - 1 SEPT BALLON FIESTA MEERSTAD MEERSTAD, NETHERLANDS www.ballonfiestameerstad.nl

31 AUG - 1 SEPT FESTIVAL DE MONTGOLFIERES DE GATINEAU GATINEAU, QUEBEC, CANADA www.montgolfieresgatineau.com

31 AUG - 3 SEPT NEW YORK STATE FESTIVAL OF BALLOONS DANSVILLE, NEW YORK, USA www.nyfob.com

31 AUG - 8 SEPT WARSTEINER INTERNATIONALE MONTGOLFIADE WARSTEIN, GERMANY www.warsteiner-montgolfiade.com

31 AUG - 8 SEPT COUPE AERONAUTIQUE GORDON BENNETT TOGGENBURG, SWITZERLAND www.gordonbennett2012.ch

1-3 SEPTEMBER COLORADO BALLOON CLASSICCOLORADO SPRINGS, USA www.balloonclassic.com

7-9 SEPTEMBER THE GREAT RENO BALLOON RACE RENO, NEVADA, USA www.renoballoon.com

7-9 SEPTEMBER GRASS ROOTS MEET SACKVILLE, BEDS, UK www.grassrootsballooning.org.uk

7-9 SEPTEMBER VAN WERT OHIO HOT AIR AFFAIR VAN WERT, OHIO, USA jersons@msn.com

7-16 SEPTEMBER FERRARA BALLOON FESTIVAL FERRARA, ITALY www.ferrarafestival.it

14-16 SEPTEMBER THUERINGER MONTGOLFIADE HELDBURG, GERMANY www.thueringer-montgolfiade.de/

14-16 SEPTEMBER SOUTH GERMAN BALLOON RACE ALTOTTING, GERMANY www.freiballonclub.de

14-18 SEPT LYCOMING CO ROTARY CLUBS FESTIVAL HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA www.lcorotary.com

15-17 SEPT HONDA GRAND PRIX 3 SUZUKA, JAPAN www.air-b.com

18-22 SEPT FAI WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FRANKENTHAL, GERMANY www.womeneuropeans2012balloon.de

20-23 SEPT AIRONDACK BALLOON FESTIVAL GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK, USA www.adirondackballoonfest.org

21-23 SEPT NABURN LOCK MEET NABURN LOCK, YORK, UK PRBA.ORG.UK

21-23 SEPTEMBER GARDEN CITY BALLOON CLASSIC KANSAS, USA www.gardencitychamber.net

22-28 SEPT INTERNATIONAL LIBRO BALLOON FESTIVAL KIRCHBERG, TIROL, AUSTRIA www.ballooningtyrol.com

26-30 SEP – 13^th Wloclawek Balloon Cup & Pre-European Balloon Championship 2012

The Aero Club of Wloclawek has the honour of inviting you to the 13th Wloclawek Balloon Cup. Unlike the previous years, this time event will be organised slightly later, from 26 to 30 September 2012.

The FAI Ballooning Commission have decided the Aero Club of Wloclawek will organise the 18th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship. In connection with this event during 13th Wloclawek Balloon Cup we will also organise a Pre-European Balloon Championship.

Details related to the event are available in the invitation on:

www.balony.wloclawek.pl/download/invitation2012-en.pdf

What's more, we would like to invite you to watch our promotional video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9XE2dLi-U and to visit our Facebook profile: http://www.facebook.com/WloclawskieZawodyBalonowe

29 SEPT -1 OCT BALLONWOCHE FLIMS-FLIMS, SWITZERLAND
www.ballonwoche-flims.ch

29 SEPT-7 OCT PAESTUM BALLOON FESTIVAL - SALERNO, NAPOLI, ITALY www.mongolfiere.it

5-7 OCT VENCIMONT BALLOON MEET-BELGIUM info@aerovolare.be

5-7 OCT WOMEN'S MEET-WELSHPOOL, UK balloonjourneys@alliedunnington.co.uk

6-14 OCT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVALALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, usa www.balloonfiesta.com

12-14 OCT ONE MAN'S MEET WELSHPOOL, UK phil@gonewiththewind.uk.com

27-28 OCT MASINO CASTLE BALLOON FESTIVAL TURIN, ITALY www.mongolfiere.it

31 OCTOBER - 4 NOV HONDA GRAND PRIX 4 SAGA, JAPAN www.air-b.com

16-18 NOVEMBER HUMBER BRIDGE MEET LEVEN, E YORK, UK prba.org.uk

21-25 NOVEMBER HONDA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - TOCHIGI, JAPAN www.air-b.com

25 DECEMBER XMAS BALLOON INFLATION VRASENE, BELGIUM
www.airventureballooning.be

AUSTRALIA 2013

20-27 APRIL CANOWINDRA CHALLENGE – CANOWINDRA – NSW

20th April 2013 Balloon Glow & Markets to 27th April 2013. Key Grab & Second Hand Saturday. With bookings already being requested for 2013, CCI have set the above dates.

Entrants are promised a serious balloon competition for next year’s Canowindra Challenge.

Further details available at: Canowindra Challenge

INTERNATIONAL 2013

19-26 JANUARY KAISERWINKL ALPINE BALLOON MEET - WALCHSEE, AUSTRIA WWW.BALLOONINGTYROL.COM

26 JULY – 4 AUGUST - LORRAINE MONDIAL AIR BALLONS® 2013 CHAMBLEY PLANET’AIR (MEURTH-et-MOSELLE – LORRAINE – FRANCE)

Pilâtre de Rozier Organization is thrilled to officially announce the dates of the biggest international gathering of hot air balloons of 2013 !

The Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons will take place from July 26^th to August 4^th, 2013 on the airfield of Chambley Planet'Air (Meurthe-et-Moselle – Lorraine – France).

REGISTRATION OPENING
Save the date! June 15th, be the first to register for the 13^th edition of Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons.

Try www.balloonevents.org for further information on balloon events around the world.

For further International events please go to the LINKS Page.

If you know of an event we don't have listed please drop us a line

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